(From MC’s perspective)
The following day,
10 A.M
After completing my verification, I walked into the library. This time as usual I directly used the poll booth to enter. The books placed outside are just shown. The real book collection is hidden in space.
A few minutes later,
I stepped out and stood in the middle of a dark space. I know the row of information will appear after a couple of seconds.
When the instructions appeared, I said my purpose. The next second, the scenery changes again. And I appeared inside a massive hall.
“How is this working?” My eyes lit up with surprise. Because I see the library with a huge number of collections. The setup outside was a disguise.
A quick glint flashes in my eye. So the consciousness which allowed me to enter must be some kind of artifact spirit. But I’m not sure about it.
Then shaking my head, I looked ahead. I see many students sitting silently and reading the book. But my gaze fell on the red robe.
I quickly realized that not only outer house wizards are here. But also some inner house wizards are present in this library.
After taking a glance, I walked forward. Right now, I’m planning to gain knowledge about evil things. On top of that, I want to collect resources. Which is a long-term plan of mine.
For that, I need to find ways. I arrived in front of the front desk. Where I can find a list of books and their location.
Looking at the display screen, I typed the name. 1. Evil corpses 2. Knight soldier 3. Treasure lands 4. Common knowledge.
The next second, the list of books appeared. For a moment, I stood in a daze. There are more than a hundred books in each category written by different authors.
A strange glint flashed in my eyes. Apart from common knowledge, every other book costs some battle tower points. Which left a bad taste in my mouth.
No wonder the mission hall always seems to be crowded. People can’t wait to hoard the mission tasks in large numbers.
After figuring it out, my mouth twitched. Then I selected a few books in this category after spending some battle tower points. Now I understand the preciousness of battle tower points.
Then I walked up to the section on common knowledge. From this distance, it appears to be a transparent room. But not everyone can enter inside.
Some kind of formation is laid down here. When I entered the common area section. I felt a wave of an invisible field scanning me in and out. My eyes gleamed with a twinkle.
Looks like I have been marked earlier.
Otherwise, it would take another verification step to enter inside. Then shaking my head, I walked into the room and turned towards several book racks.
The book number is already sent to my student account. After knowing that, I walked up to the nearby rack to find the books.
A few minutes later,
There are four books in my hand about the common knowledge of the world.
Compared to basic books available in the library. These books have extensive knowledge.
Looking at the old book cover on this. I feel it’s worth the money. Then picking it up, I sat on the nearby chair and placed the books on the table.
Right now, I’m not alone here. There are some wizards present in this particular section. After taking a glance at them, I picked one of the books. And I started to read it.
On the other hand, some of the wizards in the library immediately recognized Vincent Carey. These days, information about Vincent Carey is circulating online among student communities.
It also became a topic of discussion in many halls. So for some of them, Vincent’s face is long known to them.
At this time, the inner house wizard from the elemental hall squinted his eyes in Vincent’s direction.
“It’s a pity, he is not from our elemental hall,” He sighed to himself.
“But I don’t know. Who will challenge him first?” His eyes flickered with an interesting glint.
He is from the elemental hall. He knows that many inner house wizards are planning to make a move on Vincent.
Especially the wizards who failed to join the special class.
The next second, the wizard posted something in the elemental hall forum. It is about Vincent’s current location.
Undercurrent surging in the academy. But so far none of them took initiative forward.
Because every hall is making some calculations. Because those who made the first move will end up on the bad side of Sub-Taboo Hall.
Time passed in a blink of an eye
Two hours later,
While Vincent made up his mind to spend the rest of the day in the library. But some people have other plans. Especially after someone posted about Vincent in the elemental hall forum.
The news quickly spread. Some even went to the library to see Vincent Carey.
Everyone wants to know which hall is going to hit the iron plate.
As time went on the movements of the elemental hall attracted the attention of other halls. Unlike the mission hall, the sudden influx of people in the library alarmed people.
Taboo Hall,
“This kid,” Kate Cohens furrowed her beautiful eyebrows. A few minutes ago, the news about Vincent Carey reached her ears.
She is also aware of the small movements happening secretly. Right now, the bigwigs from Sub-Taboo Hall were doing an important mission.
It will take at least a few weeks for them to come back. Until then, it’s hard for Vincent and another kid from the inner house to handle the pressure.
But she believes the wizards from upper echelons observing the situation. So nothing worse is going to happen.
Beside her, Lara White had long since arrived. But after noticing her teacher’s expression. She stopped bothering her.
Suddenly, Kate Cohens retracted her thoughts and looked at Lara. Her gloomy mood immediately swept away.
She asked with a smile on her face, “What about the ice mana stones? Are they effective?”
A few days ago, she gave ice mana stones to Lara for practice.
Lara White smiled and replied, “It’s good.”
Kate Cohens instantly noticed something in her smile. “What’s wrong?” She asked. Has something gone wrong in her practice?
Hearing that, Lara White decided to tell. A topic that has been bothering her for the past two days.
“Mentor, it’s about Vincent Carey. His strength rivals me despite being a level-2 wizard,” Lara said in a calm tone.
“How is this possible?” She added further. But this time her expression reveals some confusion.
Kate Cohens’ expression becomes serious. “Why haven’t I thought about this?” She exclaimed in her heart. She knows Lara had awakened elite-level talent in the ceremony.
That’s why her speed of practice is fast compared to peers of the same age. And Now she is a level-3 Wizard. It will be a matter of time before she reaches level 4.
Maybe in a few weeks. It is one of the reasons she has been helping Lara with the ice mana stones.
But when it comes to Vincent. It is different. He is only a mid-level talented wizard, not an elite talent. Then what is the reason for his strength?
Is John hiding something? A doubt rose in her heart. But then she quickly realizes something. Vincent and Lara have one difference. Is Vincent’s rank lower than that of Lara? The answer is yes.
Maybe Vincent’s level-2 rank is a result of piled-up resources, not a natural one. For a wizard with the mid-level, it would take a year to get breakthrough .𝒐𝙧𝒈
For Top level talent, usually it takes months. But for the elite level and above talented wizards, the breakthrough is like drinking water.
The only thing that poses constraints to them. it is that they have to meet certain conditions for a breakthrough.
For example, Lara needs abundant pure ice mana for a breakthrough. Apart from ice magic, her magic power contains the power of snow. The breakthrough will be faster in a snow environment.
Finally, she concludes that it must be due to the hand of John Meyers. Making Vincent’s breakthrough by relying on piled-up resources. She remembers the earlier conversation with John.
She sighed inwardly. It was already a great opportunity for Vincent to reach level 2 this quickly. She doesn’t believe Vincent will get another breakthrough anytime soon.
Unlike Lara who is blessed with elite-level talent. It’s a matter of time before she enters the core house and then an inner house.
And when it comes to magic power. She believes that gravity magic indeed deserves the name of Sub-Taboo power.
It can explode with such power in the hands of Vincent. She was amazed for a moment.
Lara White wrinkles her eyebrows upon seeing her teacher in a daze again.
“Mentor?” She uttered.
“Hmmm,” Kate Cohens retracted her thoughts.
“Sigh,” She let out a deep sigh before saying, “Look, Vincent’s real talent is mediocre. Perhaps due to his gravity magic, he had managed to get resources for a level-2 breakthrough.”
“But it won’t be possible again. It would take him years to reach the core house. By that time you would have already become an elder-level powerhouse,” Kate added further.
She feels her beloved student unnecessarily compares herself to Vincent.